West Ham and Sheffield United have settled the Carlos Tevez transfer saga out of court.
Tevez's goals towards the back end of the 2006/2007 season helped keep the Hammers from going down but condemned the Blades to relegation.
Sheffield United argued that the Argentinian was ineligible to play and an independent hearing ruled in their favour in their fight for compensation.
The exact figure paid by West Ham remains unknown but it is being reported to be approximately £15 million in installments.
A tribunal to discuss how much compensation the Blades were to receive was due to start on Monday but will now not be needed.
The situation is born out of the controversy surrounding the transfer of Tevez and fellow Argentinian international Javier Mascherano to West Ham in the summer of 2006. They were subsequently fined £5.5 million in 2007 but were not docked points.
Tevez played a key role in the Hammers' survival with three goals in the club's last two games of the season as Sheffield United went down on the last day.
Tevez is, of course, plying his trade at Manchester United while Mascherano has moved to Liverpool.
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